WRITERS
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes, also known as the “Poet laureate of Harlem,” wrote plays, novels, opera, nonfiction pieces, and poetry. In his works, like many other writers, he explored race, social justice and equality, his African past, and culture. He was one of the first black artists to make a living as only a writer.
Claude Mckay
Claude McKay was a Jamaican fiction writer and poet whose works were fiery and riling. His novel, Home to Harlem, published in 1928, received great public reaction and was the first novel, written by a black writer, to become a best-seller. His poems, especially those fueled against lynchings, such as "If We Must Die," were very popular with African Americans, yet were often censored, as they were too agitating.